I wasn't sure if that would reach you all over there ......
Ah , the Healey Rae's . A family from Kilgarven which is the next village along the road from me . I can safely say they are the last group of people that you would consider to be voted in to local and national politics. Headed up by 'ol Jackie who is utterly incomprehensible even to a local ear....now retired as our local TD ( MP ) but his last claim to fame was as an independant TD he and three others held the last sitting government by the balls threatening to vote against them and oust them from power. He succedded in getting 17 million euros to spend exclusivly on Co. Kerry roads for voting with the Gombeens of the day. The fact that his family own a construction company that are , wait for it , road builders and have topped the Co. Kerry payment to contractors list for years and years was entirely coincidental , to be sure .......
He has now been replaced by son no. 1 Michael . A strange and somewhat spooky character who has a set of teeth like a row of condemned buildings and who is NEVER seen without his ( one and only ) flat cap , even in the parliament buildings .
There are another two generations comming along behind all with a steadfast belief that they are the only ones capable of doing the job.
Kilgarven is surrounded by beautiful mountains but could not be described as pretty . It has more than a passing resemblance to a wildwest town with the Healey Raes owning several buisness in it and their pub is centre stage and looks like it should have posts to tie the horses up outside . Since the death of the Celtic Tiger and the smoking in public places ban it has looked decidedly empty when you pass by at night so this incredulous concept of distributing "drink driver at the wheel" licenses is, in their eyes , and entirely sound and innovitive idea. Now what you must not forget is that these are the people that represent South Kerry at the highest political level.
Kerry people have the unfortunate reputation of being considered the dumbest in Ireland by the rest of the country even to a point where a vehicle with a KY (for Kerry) registration is shunned in areas near to and in Dublin.
This is manna from heaven for those that feed that belief.
Rednecks .......................but democratically elected .
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